• Support Case Received
    You will receive an email confirmation from our case management system.      
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  • Pre-Travel Authorization Decision Tree
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  • Selection Criteria 
    Overall, the Fund will give a strong preference to projects that are designed to develop technologies with significant commercial potential for which this grant will help make them more attractive to license to an existing company or to the formation of a new company. Specifically: Technologies from all disciplines will be considered, but the technology must be novel. Applications for a second…
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  • Application Instructions
    The grant application will be uploaded via the submission page by the official OTCV campus representative. Some information will be typed into the form fields online, and the remainder of the application will be uploaded as a single PDF document, no more than 7 pages long pages – including appendices and figures/tables.  You can download a template to help you prepare the information in advance…
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  • Key Dates
    Campus deadline for applications: determined by each campus President’s Office deadline for applications: February 6, 2026 Applicants notified of invitation to Phase II, the pitch competition: March 12, 2026 Pitch competition: April 8 or 9, 2026 Award announcement: last two weeks of April, 2026  
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  • Campus Contacts
    For assistance with the internal deadline and process set by each campus, contact the Chief Research Officer or a representative of the Tech Transfer Office for that campus.
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  • Confidentiality
    It is the policy of OTCV to keep your information confidential, but we cannot guarantee its security. Application materials are shared with a panel of independent reviewers and may be subject to public disclosure requirements in the future. Applicants should only submit publicly available and other non-confidential information about their technology in the proposal. Generally, technology can be…
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  • Evaluation and Selection
    The evaluation and selection of finalists and awardees will be made by the Senior Vice President and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs & Equity (or designees) with advice and recommendations from qualified volunteers from outside the University (which in the past have included investors, innovators, and entrepreneurs).  Where appropriate, consultation may be used…
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  • Submission Received
    You will receive a confirmation email with additional details and next steps in this process. 
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  • Strategic Planning Analytics and Reporting for Campuses (SPARC)
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